Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-15
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE House comsiTTrEs-rHE SPEAKER
AT WORK.
mr.. Randall and tho Committee on Rules
Some fofecaSts-A Celebrated
Contes.
tFrom Orr Regular Correspondent,

| There Will he no business transacted il
the House until the committees are an
nounced. The Speaker is hard at worl
upon them, but the task is a tedious one
~ Is not expected that he will be ready
to announce them before next week
The Committee on Rules may be named
before. ltcousists OF only five members
aud according TO precedent is composed
OF The Speaker, the chairman OF the Com.
mittee on Ways and Means, the chair.
man OF the Appropriations Committee,
and the two leading members OF The Cd.
position. That Mr.. Randall will be
chairman Of the Committee on Appro-
prianons seems to be conceded in
view OF Mr.. Carlisle's speech, and in
tins fact lies the only doubt as
to whether precedent will be fol-
lowed IN the composition OF the Rules
Committee. A great many Democratic
revenue reiormers fear Mr.. Randall
presence on the committee, and do not
hesitate to express the opinion that he
might, IN case of contest in the com
mlttee over rules looking TO speedy le-
eislation on the tariff and reduction OF
the surplus, side with the Republican
members ; and great many more, while
they do not believe that he would. vet
don t like the possibility of such thing,
and wonld prefer to gee Mr.. Cox or some
other Democrat who is familiar with
parliamentary law, and at the same time
entirely in sympathy with the great body
OF the Democratic members, hold the
casting vote in the committee in case of
such contingency. The Republican
members will be Reed of Maine and
probably Mckinley of Ohio.
WAYS AND MEANS.
1t is generally thought that Mr. Mills,
of Texas, who is one of the ablest. as
we'll as most radical OF tariff reformers,
will have the chairmanship Of the Com
mittee on Ways and Means Mr.. Mills
has recently expressed his willingness to
make concessions, and thinks he could
bring in bill that would unite the Dem
ocratic factions. OF this committee as
1t stood in the last House, besides Mills,
McMillin, the two Breckinridges, Demo
Gratis, and Brown, Reed, and Mckinley,
Republicans, have been reelected, aud
they will all be likely to retain their po-
SltlOns, unless some OF the Democrats
receive chairmanships Of other commit
tees. Mr.. Turner, of Georgia. who was
chairman of the Committee Oh Elections
of the last House, and twice refused it
from the Democratic caucus last
Monday, will probably fill one of
tue five vacancies on this committee
He would like 10 be, it is sold, chairman
of the Judiciary Committee, bat Nh.
Culberson is the senior ON the list, and
will be very apt to receive that promo
ton and fill the place of Mr.. Tucker, Of
Virginia, who will be sadly missed. All
the Democratic members of the last APP
preparations Committee are returned
except Cabell of Virginia, Lefevre of
Ohio, and Adams of New York. Mr..
Randall will certainly have that chair
unless Mr. Carlisle has deter
mined to read him out of the Democratic
party, and that he has too much
sense and has shown no disposition to
do. MIR. Randall and his Democratic
followers, while not humorous, consti-
tute some of the best material in the
House, and if the Democratic party ox-
poets to accomplish anything this ses-
sion in the way of tariff reform they
must give MIR. Randall and his friends
the respectful consideration they are en-
titled TO.
COMMERCE.
Mr.. Clardy, OF Missouri, stands ut the
head OF the old Committee on Com
mercc, and will receive that chairman
ship, succeeding Reagan, now senator.
The House having made Crisp, who WIS
next to Clardy, chairman of the Commit
tee on Elections, O'Ferrall of Virginia,
would be second on Commerce, but he
llso was chosen by the House to the
Elections Committee, aud tits not proba- /
Die that he will remain on that of Com /
nerce, as the WORK of both these com /
nittees is very arluous. Colonel O'ter- /
all will, am told, have a craftsmanship I.
his time. Captain George ID. Wise may 7.
% moved from the Naval Committee to .
he Committee on Rivers and Har- .
lors in accordance with the request .
# the delegation from southern cities.
ie had a chairmlnship-M anuiactures-
asst year, and VIII have Il better one this .
ime. Mr. Herbert, of Alabama, will .
3 tain his craftsmanship Of the Commit
&c on Naval Affairs and General Wheeler
yill go to the head of Military Affairs,
ucceeedng Bragg, Of Wisconsin.
udge Holman, it it said. wants tie
Committee on Public Lands. but il
e remains on the Appropriations Com
littee that is considered equal to
Mr.. Foran, OF Ohio, is
rst on the list OF old members on the
'ublic Lands Committee, and may get
bat chairmanship. 1t is said that he
rs concluded not TO oppose Mr.. O'Neil,
t Missouri, for the cbalrmanship Of the
0n Labor, and the latter
cntlcman will receive that Craftsmanship.
lr. Hatch, Of Missouri, will retain his
III committee ION Agricultural, and |
m told that General ". Ill. i. Lee will
c placed on that committee, which will,
Is said, be agreeable to him.
ELECTIONS.
1t is to be hoped that the Committee
n Elections viii act with more energy
ed promptness in deciding the contest
seat OF Mr.. Carlisle than was exhibit
/ bv the Committee on Elections Of
le Twenty-ei9hth Congress, which was
llled upon to decide similar contest
yer the seat of the member the House
nd elected SpeaAer-a contest that will
e well remembered by old Virginians-
lat Of John Minor Bolts rs. John
7. Jones Mr.. Jones, like Mr.. Car
sic. declined to appoint the Com
ittee on Elections. and at his request
II. Beardslee, Speaker pro tenn, was
ithorized by the House to appoint the !
,mmittee. the motion coming from a
ember of the opposition, Mr.. Newton.
his was on the 7th of December, l643,
ID it was not until the 9th OF June, !
"a, eleven days before the end of the
ssion, that the House decided the
iestion unanimously in favor of the
oeaker. Mr.. Jones only claimed his